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Most of the tracks are released on vinyl for the first time since their original release in the early 70s. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wewantsounds.bandcamp.com\/album\/mainstream-funk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWewantsounds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1PUC5WGEtSshvSkFwSrEgM?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Wewantsounds – WWSLP37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 28 Jan 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Funk, Jazz-Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456438018206,"sku":"3700604728023","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a1286992033_10.jpg?v=1646290438"},{"product_id":"demon-fuzz-afreaka","title":"Demon Fuzz - Afreaka! (2017 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e- The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening -\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFormed by a group of talented Caribbean immigrants, Demon Fuzz (slang for “devil’s children” or “bad policemen”) was one of the most criminally underrated and creatively unique bands to have come out of the London scene in the late-1960s and early-1970s. While their tenure was short, their legacy lives on with their enduringly cool 1970 release \u003cem\u003eAfreaka!\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDemon Fuzz’s one and only album was a wild fusion of their members’ influences in West African music, calypso, soul, jazz, funk and ska - alongside hypnotic strains of psychedelic soul and prog rock. The resulting hot mess of infectious grooves and snaking instrumentals coalesced into vigorous and vibrant semi-improvised jams that will expand your mind. This obscure masterpiece of Afro rock and freaky jazz juju is a must-have. — The Analog Vault\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7BNkvpv44NRKzYYSzVajw2?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Music On Vinyl, Sanctuary, BMG\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2017 \/ Original Release: 1970\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Fusion, Afrobeat, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \u0026amp; Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456571908254,"sku":"8719262004375","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/DemonFuzz.jpg?v=1660113992"},{"product_id":"delvon-lamarr-organ-trio-live-at-kexp-repress","title":"Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Live At KEXP!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio—or as it is sometimes referred to, DLO3—specialize in the lost art of “feel good music.” The ingredients of this intoxicating cocktail include a big helping of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette; a pinch of the snappy soul strut of Booker T. \u0026amp; The M.G.’s and The Meters; and sprinkles Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar. It’s a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and head makes your body break out in a sweat. Live, the band’s fiery and intuitive chemistry is unstoppable, brimming with improvisation, instant composition, imaginative takes on classic tunes, and a booty-shaking back catalog of soulful gems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band features organist Delvon Lamarr, a self-taught virtuosic musician, with perfect pitch who taught himself jazz and has effortlessly been able to play a multitude of instruments. On guitar is the dynamo Jimmy James who eases through Steve Cropper-style chanking guitar, volcanic acid-rock freak-out lead playing, and slinky Grant Green-style jazz. From Bellingham, WA is drummer Julian MacDonough (who also was the first drummer to sit down with Delvon Lamarr when he played the organ for the very first time, they were also in a band together called Megatron). Julian's hi-energy drumming can create an enthusiastic visual experience. Delvon and Julian's undeniable chemistry is unparalleled in comparison creating a unique experience at every show. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio may have this KEXP session to thank for much of the notoriety they have received since it first premiered. Since then, they've secured a record deal, a world renowned booking agent, a publishing deal, international sponsorships, and will be embarking on a national tour this spring. This session was released on vinyl for the first time for Record Store Day 2018, marking the first full KEXP session ever to be pressed on vinyl. Now it's available once again on black vinyl, CD, and cassette. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1109602158\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Colemine Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold, Black Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2018\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Funk, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colemine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456612737182,"sku":"659123100342","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3304237885_10.jpg?v=1746340522"},{"product_id":"steve-elliot-completion-of-a-miracle-reissue","title":"Steve Elliot – Completion Of A Miracle | Reissue","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly 80's obscure release reissued - The whole album is a great listen, overall a lo-fi diy feel with groovy drum machines and lushed out synths over the top. 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All songs produced, arranged and composed by Steve Elliot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a1qtNhvfedk\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4rCxt_g-01U\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem description:\u003c\/strong\u003e        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"374\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Elliot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComprehension Of A Miracle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRain\u0026amp;Shine, Satin Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue: 2018 | Original: 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectronic, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunk, Soul, Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog No:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRSR005, 8210x30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Rain\u0026Shine \/ Satin Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456612769950,"sku":"5060202593415","price":39.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a3732080984_5.jpg?v=1668406051"},{"product_id":"elmichelsaffairyetiseason","title":"El Michels Affair – Yeti Season","description":"\u003cp\u003eFresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA’s patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Adult Themes inspired a soundtrack to an imaginary film, Yeti Season brings us to a different place in time—with new inspirations. Taken with Turkish-styled funk and an almost Mumbai-esque take on soul, El Michels Affair offers us a different kind of drama and imagination with Yeti Season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been following along, this shouldn't be viewed as too far a departure for El Michels Affair. The first single off of Yeti Season showed their hand back in 2018. A double-sided banger, that release brought the musical textures to the fore that dominate this record. The first song, titled \"Unathi,\" is fully realized with the beautifully haunting-yet-hopeful vocals of Piya Malik, formerly of 79.5. Singing in Hindi, Piya's ethereal voice is telling us to work and strive together toward progress. Even if you don't understand her language, you can still hear the urgency of purpose, creating a lasting vibe that sits on top of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeon Michels explains that Piya had a vital influence on this record: \"When Piya started singing in Hindi, she had a different voice, a different tone. I knew we had to do something together.\" And so Piya appears on three other songs on Yeti Season: \"Zaharila,\" \"Murkit Gem,\" and \"Dhuaan.\" Each providing particular signatures to the album. \"Zaharila\" is a building and changing love song punctuated by blaring trumpets, driving drums, and Piya's pleading lyrics. While the more upbeat \"Murkit Gem\" opens with a fuzzed out, Wu-Tang-esque baseline that buoys Piya's stylings. 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You hear it in songs like \"Ala Vida,\" with its stabby, pulsing chords laying a bedrock for EMA's bright, atmospheric horn lines. 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Best known for the song 'Oh Yeh Soweto’, which is an astonishing adaptation of Lamont Dozier's anthem 'Going Back to My Roots', this track has become a contemporary underground club classic in recent times and has been featured in sets from a cross-section of DJs. With such a massive calling card song, it could be easy to write off the album as a typical one-tracker (like so many records often are), but that is a long way from the truth. Each of the remaining four tracks are super strong and, for us here at Mr Bongo, this has to be our favourite South African record of this era. 'Saturday Express' is a jazz-funk\/disco stomper which will soon be lighting up dancefloors again. 'Wind and Fire' is true afro-jazz-funk excellence, with great spacey synths and reggae-inspired guitar grooves riding throughout. The opener, 'Friday Night’, also has a slightly reggae-tinged tropical groove, whilst 'Got Me Tight' finishes off the session with a feel-good jazz-funk workout that features cool, quirky, Patrick Adams-esque synths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaxophonist Teaspoon Ndlela has had an amazing and rich musical career. Releasing albums on records labels Soul Jazz Pop, Hit Special, Gallo GRC, alongside working with and writing for South African artists such as Mpharanyana, Stimela, Sipho Gumede and Sgu. He also features on the Paul Simon track 'Gumboots' taken from the iconic 'Graceland' project. Though best known for 'Oh Yeh Soweto' we hope this re-issue helps demonstrate that there is much more magic in this wonderful musician's repertoire to discover. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mrbongo.bandcamp.com\/album\/teaspoon-and-the-waves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1oBMvwID0e07Q9kRSwAW3N\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo – MRBLP225\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: UK, Europe \u0026amp; US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 26 Feb 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul, Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Jazz-Funk, Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456660381854,"sku":"7119691269313","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/f2017c83b7e710166f95dcb08ea223ce42599679.jpg?v=1646293648"},{"product_id":"jakesolloboogielegs","title":"Jake Sollo ‎– Boogie Legs","description":"\u003cp\u003eJake Sollo (Born in Nigeria as Nkem Okonkwo) started his career in the 1960s as a member of The Hykkers, a popular band that drew large audiences across the country (even during the turmoil of the Biafra civil war). After The Hykkers disbanded, Jake joined the Aba-based super-group The Funkees…a musical outfit turned into instant superstars due to the State Broadcasting Service’s heavy rotation of their demo tracks. The Funkees became a phenomenon that spread across the country fast (and eventually to England where they were championed by the legendary John Peel). By 1976, due to creative and personal tensions, The Funkees slowly started disintegrating. Jake Sollo was soon offered the golden opportunity to join the ‘crème de la crème’ of Afro-rock groups: Osibisa. Jake’s distinctive rhythm guitar graced their hits, but his tenure with them was short-lived…in 1977, Sollo and two other members left the band because of financial disagreements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJake Sollo quickly moved on and did just fine after his experiences with said bands…he got steady work as a session musician and became a hot producer in the London scene. Eventually, that chapter came to a close as well (with budgets and visas to record in the UK becoming increasingly scarce at this point). Jake returned to Nigeria where he started recording and producing albums, during this period he became the MOST in-demand producer in Nigeria. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lightintheattic.net\/releases\/6712-boogie-legs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLight In The Attic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bvtla-AUYeU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Tidal Waves Music ‎– TWM48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: USA \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 29 May 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Reggae, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Boogie, Disco, Reggae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Tidal Waves Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456706060446,"sku":"752505992563","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/7dbef4dcdbd45959bdeeced6f41732bebb41c23b.jpg?v=1646295169"},{"product_id":"pellegrinozodyacomorph","title":"Pellegrino \u0026 Zodyaco ‎– Morphé","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stars and their reflection on the sea still inspire Pellegrino and his live band Zodyaco. Their second LP 'Morphè' released on Early Sounds Recordings, is an ode to Naples as seen from Vesuvius. The ensemble that follows him through this musical journey has been enriched with new members for the continuous development of the label's distinctive Mediterranean sound; this marks a further step into the evolution of their Neapolitan melodic disco from the slopes of Vesuvius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound and aesthetic metamorphosis of this second release, which gives the title to the LP [ the greek word \"Morphé\" ] is inspired by the conflicting scenarios of the Neapolitan metropolis; always caught up between the never ending and frenetic flow of its narrow alleys and the soothing relief of the sea, with the night as the backdrop that is not able to light it up its inner depths. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/earlysounds.bandcamp.com\/album\/morph\"\u003eOn Bandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1upn88OBMmU8jz9eeO5zD1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Early Sounds Recordings ‎– EAS023, Early Sounds Recordings ‎– EAS-023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Printed inner sleeve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: Oct 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Disco, Fusion, Funk, Italo-Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Early Sounds Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456706912414,"sku":"EAS023","price":39.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/5a3575fead5b1f63c1610ef59930c5d197d0005d.jpg?v=1646295212"},{"product_id":"marvingaye-whatsgoingon","title":"Marvin Gaye - What's Going On","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat’s Going On \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most significant and seminal albums from the soul and R\u0026amp;B canon. Released in 1971 on Motown Records' subsidiary Tamla, What’s Going On was an unapologetically political record that weaved jazz, doo-wop, and hymns into Marvin Gaye’s passionate prog-soul style. By the time of the album’s release, Gaye was already legendary but coming off personal tragedies and his experiences as a Black man in America - the singer risked commercial backlash and alienation from his White audience, to create a revolutionary masterpiece dealing with the worst of his country’s ills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned as a song cycle told from the perspective of a returning Vietnam War veteran, this poignant album tackles themes of racism, police brutality, drug abuse, poverty, war, and environmental degradation. \u003cem\u003eWhat’s Going On\u003c\/em\u003e remains a prescient and vital artistic statement that resonates till this day. \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/em\u003e is not only Marvin Gaye's masterpiece, it's the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices, a man finally free to speak his mind and so move from R\u0026amp;B sex symbol to true recording artist. With \u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/em\u003e, Gaye meditated on what had happened to the American dream of the past -- as it related to urban decay, environmental woes, military turbulence, police brutality, unemployment, and poverty. These feelings had been bubbling up between 1967 and 1970, during which he felt increasingly caged by Motown's behind-the-times hit machine and restrained from expressing himself seriously through his music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, late in 1970, Gaye decided to record a song that \u003c\/span\u003ethe Four Tops\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003eObie Benson\u003cspan\u003e had brought him, \"What's Going On.\" When \u003c\/span\u003eBerry Gordy\u003cspan\u003e decided not to issue the single, deeming it uncommercial, Gaye refused to record any more material until he relented. Confirmed by its tremendous commercial success in January 1971, he recorded the rest of the album over ten days in March, and Motown released it in late May. Besides cementing Marvin Gaye as one of the most important artists in pop music, What's Going On was far and away the best full-length to issue from the singles-dominated Motown factory, and arguably the best soul album of all time. — via AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/marvin-gaye-whats-going-on-50th-anniversary-digital-reissue-1117561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2v6ANhWhZBUKkg6pJJBs3B?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Tamla\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2021 \/ Original Release: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues, Soul, Male Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under:  Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456734175390,"sku":"731453002210","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/719kIe1npJL.jpg?v=1744103870"},{"product_id":"cymande-promised-heights","title":"Cymande – Promised Heights","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn their final LP for Janus Records, Cymande continues the heavy message theme of \u003cem\u003eSecond Time Roun\u003c\/em\u003ed. \"Pon de Dungle\" is about the secrets of life and love articulated over a lazy beat. \"Equatorial Forest\" is a multifaceted tune with a lightning tempo and sliding, accentuating horns, while the Curtis Mayfield-ish \"Brothers on the Slide\" has some commercial appeal. The flavorful \"Changes\" is like viewing a good oil painting; the slow, moody instrumental has a meditating effect, and a soft, airy flute makes for an inconspicuous lead instrument. \"Promised Heights,\" the title cut, is strong, and should have done better for Cymande. It has the lilt and beauty of earlier sides, the horn work is sensational, and a nice sax solo scintillates. That same looping reggae beat is matched with meaningful lyrics and a positive, working-together theme on \"Losing Ground.\" \"The Recluse\" has a great hook and features a nice romping beat spiced by sweeping horns. Cymande is a perfect example of music's universal appeal; despite not knowing 70-percent of what they're saying, you're still drawn into the sounds.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e180 gram vinyl, mastered from original tapes, replica original artwork, official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from John Schroeder Enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3QwoBbZO1aClSBVTra79Dd?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo – MRBLP160, Janus Records – JXS 7004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: UK \u0026amp; US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 21 Apr 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Funk, Afrobeat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456758620318,"sku":"7119691252018","price":39.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Cymande_bf713fbe-3b5d-450b-8c48-60500da57dff.jpg?v=1646296376"},{"product_id":"the-brkn-record-the-architecture-of-oppression-part-1","title":"The Brkn Record – The Architecture Of Oppression Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the co-founder and bass player for the UK’s foundational deep jazz outfit the Heliocentrics. With fellow Heliocentrics co-founder and legendary drummer Malcolm Catto, Ferguson has been a regular collaborator with globally recognised artists including Archie Shepp, Mulatu Astatke, Melvin Van Peebles, Orlando Julius and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Architecture of Oppression Part 1 \u003c\/em\u003erepresents Ferguson’s debut as a bandleader and orchestrator, and manifests as a committed and soulful response to ongoing and systemic anti-black racism, social oppression and state violence both at home in London and across the globe. Combining poetry, testimony and song with rich and cinematic backdrops, Ferguson has produced a sui generis sound that conjures flavours of Arthur Verocai, Ennio Morricone, classic library productions, Madlib-style deep-jazz beat science, and psychedelic soul. With bandmate Malcolm Catto on drums, Ferguson draws on their long years of collaborative experience in the Heliocentrics to build an album of striking texture and depth. — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4115960989\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo Worldwide Ltd\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Psychedelic, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456759898270,"sku":"7119691276915","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/The-Brkn-Record-Album-Artwork-small.jpg?v=1646296395"},{"product_id":"bentankardallkeyedupep","title":"Ben Tankard ‎– All Keyed Up EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection of ground-breaking instrumentals captures a moment of musical alchemy. Stylistic edges become blurred with by-turns into jazz, gospel, soul, funk and dance. A new genre – gospel jazz – was created in their wake. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe son of a minister father and a missionary mother, Tankard grew up playing drums in his local church. Numerous offers of scholarships to music college came his way but his height and youthful speed determined the choice of a scholarship in basketball. Turning pro, he was drafted with NBA team Portland Trailblazers before a knee injury cut his career short and led to a period of homelessness: “I could not pay my rent so for a short time I was living in my car and sleeping on friend’s sofas.” \u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eTankard got a job at a local music store where he spent the next few years honing his craft before he began recording his own music. “I programmed all the instruments myself on a keyboard so I called it \u003cem\u003eAll Keyed Up\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurator Pol Valls found the record while digging and was struck by it’s genre-defying creativity: “the track which stood out the most for me was \"Eden Celebration\" which has the feel of early dance music. I also loved Melodic Heaven and the title track \"All Keyed Up\". That track was really short though so we decided to make a remix of it.” If \"Eden Celebration\", with its highly rhythmic cross-breed of jazz fusion and electro shows Tankard at his most creative, then \u003cem\u003eAll Keyed Up \u003c\/em\u003e– a stellar exercise in funk-laced jazz fusion replete with Don Blackman-esque piano runs – demonstrates his prowess on the keys. On \"Melodic Heaven\" lo-fi synths and boogie-fied bass synths combine with his elegant and soulful piano. The remix of the title track expands the short-but-sweet piano-based vignette into a Balearic anthem replete with extra drums, synths and guitar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased in 1989, Tankard’s \u003cem\u003eAll Keyed Up\u003c\/em\u003e album kick-started a hugely successful recording career. Nowadays he’s also known as a motivational speaker, author, trained pilot (famously flying to shows in his own planes) and as the star of his own reality TV show. This collection chronicles the magic that happened at the beginning of his career, it’s inspired melding of styles sounding as fresh today as when they were first put to tape on his home studio.\u003c\/span\u003e — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/testpressing.org\/review\/ben-tankard-all-keyed-up-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2473934498\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Time Capsule\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\", 45 RPM, EP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2019\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Smooth Jazz, Boogie, Electro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Capsule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456762486942,"sku":"TIME005","price":39.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/582a4a20f9ace918d61803570b751fac17265ef5.jpg?v=1646296516"},{"product_id":"tomorrowspeopleopensoul","title":"Tomorrow's People – Open Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep in South Chicago, a band of four brothers raised on doo-wop and flea-market instruments made a record during the mid 70s that did not only mark a seminal point in their youthful careers, but would go on to become a true collector’s favourite. Open Soul is quite simply one of the best examples of raw, stripped down soul in its purest form, and for this reason has become a highly sought after rarity.  - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/melodiesinternational.bandcamp.com\/album\/open-soul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomorrow's People consisted of 4 brothers (Kevin, Maurice, Gerald, and Timothy Burton) from South Chicago, and the soul-funk group released Open Soul through Stage Productions in 1976. The record has since become a holy grail for collectors, and Japanese reissue powerhouse P-Vine has brought back the 5-tracker (feel free to check prices on vinyl marketplaces for og copies) with the original cover for the first time ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the conversation concerning the LP starts around the epic 20-minute title track, which apparently was not a written piece and\/or rehearsed. It begins with cosmic-soul vibes created by warm keys and guitar riffs, then around the 2-minute mark, the funk explodes with percussion, simple-yet-effective bass work, and the catchy chanting that gets at the burning question: \"What is soul?\" The answer lies in tunes like \"Lovers To Friends,\" \"It Ain't Fair,\" and \"Hurry On Up Tomorrow,\" but also, don't sleep on the funk-disco bump of \"Let's Get Down With The Beat.\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/tomorrows-people-open-soul-japan-pressing-vinyl-lp?srsltid=AfmBOoqFQTKfB0qarTNdi0f-9G1wLIiF8Ve_sq7Y7lXWNQYK_9ssaH-_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTurntable Lab\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1zfMeIpCbHvphLy5QkOzZ1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: P-Vine Records – PLP-7141\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries: Groove-Diggers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissued: 2021 (Original: 1976)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Soul, Funk, Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456767926430,"sku":"4995879071410","price":30.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/6918655ed8299825aaea9b058af380fb456a4848.jpg?v=1646296644"},{"product_id":"variousartists-madmatspresentsdiggingbeyondthecratesvolume1","title":"Various Artists - Mad Mats ‎presents Digging Beyond The Crates (Volume 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDJ, record label impresario and former Swedish champion b-boy, Mad Mats knows a thing or two about finding good music. As well as iconic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunderground imprints Raw Fusion and GAMM, Mad Mats is a partner in the highly regarded Local Talk label, making it highly probable that most of the world’s influential DJs have at least one of his discoveries in their record bags. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor his first compilation on BBE, Mats has put together a diverse selection of cuts; from reggae, hip hop and soul to boogie, electronica and house, reflecting his open-minded approach to DJing. “The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecompilation is very mixed, just like how I like to DJ...all freestyle. Yes, I play a lot of house clubs nowadays because of Local Talk, but at heart I've always been a so called \"eclectic\" selector. Most of these tracks are tunes I’ve played all over the years, sprinkled with some brand new discoveries.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComing from a strictly vinyl background, when Mats embraced Serato around 2005, he carried his crate digger’s mentality with him. Believing firmly that digging should always about the discovery of great music regardless of the format, the concept of ‘Digging Beyond The Crates’ was born. Ranging far and wide in terms of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egenre and tempo, the album is tied together by one common factor; this is feel-good music made for dancing. “I'm just as hungry (probably even more so) to find my personal gems as I was back in the day, I just look for them with more variation. This album is dedicated to those select few individuals, just like myself: highly driven music lovers, collectors and DJs that truly are DIGGING BEYOND THE CRATES!” — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/16DmijEDStpEAte9OPgvk1?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BBE, Local Talk\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl, 12\", Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2017\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: House, Deep House, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Disco, Soul, Gospel, Dancehall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456778772638,"sku":"730003141713","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1744966806_10.jpg?v=1710408315"},{"product_id":"blackmarketbrassundyingthirst","title":"Black Market Brass - Undying Thirst","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Market Brass’ sophomore record, \u003cem\u003eUndying Thirst\u003c\/em\u003e, is a noxious brew of diesel and bleach; a special long-player full of wasteoid rippers for skullduggerous hover-bike gangs peddling fugazi relics and snake oil tinctures. Hellacious guitars, nitrous-charged percussion, a brass section harsher than paint-thinner, and a special batch of short-circuited electronics and synthesizers will leave your head buzzing into the 31st century. Blasting \u003cem\u003eUndying Thirst \u003c\/em\u003efrom your home speaker system is like going over a waterfall in a rusted out oil barrel, long after the sun has boiled the falls dry. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=586291613\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Colemine Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2020\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle:Afrobeat, Psychedelic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colemine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456780017822,"sku":"674862654635","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a3f3bcfa1e824836a9761cc94a6b5f17a5b9000d.jpg?v=1646296994"},{"product_id":"popcorn-prime-choice","title":"Popcorn – Prime Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuper Rare and impossible to find Modern Soul\/Funk private press LP from Miami! Almost impossible to find an original copy of this 1983 Modern Funk Soul Boogie Masterpiece – \u003cu\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"150\" style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3666836949\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madaboutrecordslabel.bandcamp.com\/album\/popcorn-prime-choice\"\u003ePopcorn – \"Prime Choice\" by MAD ABOUT RECORDS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mad About Records – MAR 043\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 4 Oct 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Soul, Funk, Boogie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mad About Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456781721758,"sku":"4040824090777","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Mad.jpg?v=1646297056"},{"product_id":"the-ultimates-youre-my-lady","title":"The Ultimates – You're My Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnother stellar soul excavation reissued on P-Vine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReissue of a soul-rarity originally released on TSG Records. \u003c\/span\u003e The album\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e became incredibly sought after over the years and has now been reissued by Japanese label P-Vine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThe album is one of easy, mellow soul and includes the tracks 'Girl I've Been Trying To Tell You', the much sought after version of Millie Jackson's 'I Can't Stand It', 'God \u0026amp; 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a pinch of the snappy soul strut of Booker T. \u0026amp; The M.G.’s and The Meters; and sprinkles Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar. It’s a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and head makes your body break out in a sweat. Live, the band’s fiery and intuitive chemistry is unstoppable, brimming with improvisation, instant composition, imaginative takes on classic tunes, and a booty-shaking back catalog of soulful gems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band features organist Delvon Lamarr, a self-taught virtuosic musician, with perfect pitch who taught himself jazz and has effortlessly been able to play a multitude of instruments. On guitar is the dynamo Jimmy James who eases through Steve Cropper-style chanking guitar, volcanic acid-rock freak-out lead playing, and slinky Grant Green-style jazz. From Bellingham, WA is drummer Julian MacDonough (who also was the first drummer to sit down with Delvon Lamarr when he played the organ for the very first time, they were also in a band together called Megatron). Julian's hi-energy drumming can create an enthusiastic visual experience. Delvon and Julian's undeniable chemistry is unparalleled in comparison creating a unique experience at every show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince its humble beginnings in May, 2015, the trio has issued two Billboard-charting albums and a 45; toured nationally and internationally, and performed on live at Upstream Music Festival broadcast by KEXP that garnered over 7 million views. \u003c\/span\u003eThis live performance was recorded on RSD in 2018 outside of Plaid Room Records directly to tape and engineered\/mixed by label owner Terry Cole. This show was the first time that the label crew had met the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio in person, and on the day they were releasing their RSD release \u003cem\u003eLive At KEXP! \u003c\/em\u003eso it certainly a momentous perfromance to be sure. 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This is a\u003c\/span\u003e Swedish funk \/ psych \/ jazz rarity, it attracted little attention upon its initial release and seemed doomed to obscurity, but thanks to crate-digging DJs and a Mr Bongo 1996 reissue, it has since seen a new lease of life as a highly prized cult classic amongst record collectors. The album presents a unique blend of pop, jazz, funk and soul, containing more than a hint of Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin and the like. Backed by her husband Lukas Lindholm on bass Doris was able to lay down some seriously funky bass lines on tracks like ‘Don't’ and ‘Beatmaker’. On ‘You Never Come Closer’, an experimental track that was way ahead of its time, Janne Carlsson unleashes a fearsome sound on drums helped by Bernot Egerladh on organ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You Never Come Closer\" was sampled on \"Closer\" by influential hip-hop producer Madlib for Quasimoto. This has led to Doris' work becoming increasingly popular amongst underground hip-hop fans.  'Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby’ is more than just a curiosity, it’s an overlooked gem, showcasing a singer with a distinctive voice, great range and charm. — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2985382806\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo, Odeon\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Blue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2022 \/ Original Release: 1970\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul, Pop, Folk\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul-Jazz, Soul, Easy Listening, Vocal, Folk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41971011911838,"sku":"7119691280318","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Doris.jpg?v=1660980658"},{"product_id":"trombone-shorty-lifted","title":"Trombone Shorty – Lifted","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrombone Shorty returns with Lifted, his first album in 5 years and the follow-up to his Blue Note debut \u003cem\u003eParking Lot Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring special guests including vocalist Lauren Daigle \u0026amp; guitarist Gary Clark Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn album that captures the energy of his legendary live shows, \u003cem\u003eLifted\u003c\/em\u003e combines classic New Orleans sounds (funk, gospel, street rhythms, Mardi Gras Indian chants \u0026amp; second lines) with modern lyrics, melody \u0026amp; beats to create something fresh \u0026amp; unique. Part Jimi Hendrix, part James Brown and all New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the bandleader and frontman of Trombone Shorty \u0026amp; Orleans Avenue, a hard-edged funk band that employs brass-band beats, rock dynamics \u0026amp; improvisation in a jazz tradition. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.bluenote.com\/products\/trombone-shorty-lifted-blue-note-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003cbr\u003eThis new 10-track album from the New Orleans multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Trombone Shorty is his first in five years, the follow-up to his 2017 Blue Note debut \u003cem\u003eParking Lot Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e. A recent Grammy-winner for his work as songwriter and featured artist on Jon Batiste’s Album of the Year,\u003cem\u003e We Are\u003c\/em\u003e, Shorty’s stated intent when making Lifted was to try and capture the excitement and adrenalin rush of his live shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried, Shorty delivers powerfully, from the monumental groove of album opener ‘Come Back’ to the multi-layered soulfulness of ‘Good Company’. Special guests include guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who contributes an explosive solo on the energising ‘I'm Standing Here’, two-time Grammy-winning vocalist Lauren Daigle on the radio friendly ‘What It Takes’, and Shorty’s New Orleans compadres New Breed Brass Band who light up ‘Everybody in the World’ with an unalloyed outpouring of joy. Best of all is the rollicking title track which packs in power guitar riffs, a stunning vocal arrangement plus the tightest horn section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShorty dedicates the album to his mother, Lois Nelson Andrews, who passed away last year – and the touching album cover features a picture of her holding a young Shorty up at a second line. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzwise.com\/review\/trombone-shorty-lifted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJazzwise\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4jGggj1AJxwhrVqm5oIJlh?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Blue Note\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul, Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk\/Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176041681054,"sku":"602438796922","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/ab67616d0000b27331acc765bf935183852b9872.jpg?v=1666174065"},{"product_id":"miche-with-love-volume-1","title":"Miche – With Love Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A collection of gems from the annals of music history” DJ Mag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere we are at the dawn of a new compilation series and we’re kicking things off with an absolute gem that features a selection of hard-to-find records (some impossible to find) and some that have been hiding in plain sight all along. They all share common qualities, being that they are beautiful, soul-quenched songs that sing of love, peace and unity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes the cynical knock compilations, there is certain snobbery amongst some about the original pressing, but music shouldn't just be about lucky collectors giving over large sums of money to record dealers. It's also about a bridge to the past, a celebration of the legacy of somebody’s art, and a second chance for initially overlooked work to shine. As with all the best compilations, it has been compiled with love… - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mrbongo.bandcamp.com\/album\/with-love-volume-1-compiled-by-miche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMr Bongo \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/62ylRfEeTjiI54MMxWQfAJ?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMr Bongo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– MRBLP260\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e2 x\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Compilation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2022-09-23\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e23 Sept 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJazz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLatin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFunk \/ Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSoul,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGospel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42251937218718,"sku":"7119691284910","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-24455693-1662672834-9399.jpg?v=1668842223"},{"product_id":"robert-cotter-missing-you","title":"Robert Cotter – Missing You","description":"\u003cp\u003eWewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Robert Cotter's ultra rare 1976 album, 'Missing You' in partnership with Robert Cotter himself. Originally released on the notorious Tiger Lily imprint, the album was never properly released at the time and most of the copies were supposedly destroyed before they could hit record store shelves. The few copies that survived now command unreasonable prices. The album, recorded in New York between 1975 and 76, is also the only known recording by The Big Apple Band, which Robert Cotter was fronting at the time alongside fellow musicians Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Tony Thompson and Robert Sabino. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wewantsounds.bandcamp.com\/album\/missing-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/54R66HatTAEAHoipTvB1R3?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWewantsounds – WWSLP39\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003eVinyl, LP, Reissue\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEurope\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFunk \/ Soul\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoul, Funk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42276801872030,"sku":"3700604728061","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a2931360453_10.jpg?v=1669876436"},{"product_id":"spanky-wilson-let-it-be","title":"Spanky Wilson – Let It Be","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe finale to Spanky Wilson's legendary trilogy origianlly released via Mother's Records in 1970, now reissued by P-Vine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet It Be\u003c\/em\u003e opens with the title track, transforming the Beatles' classic into an energetic, but soulful hymn. Trumpets sound as Spanky lets her voice loose, heralding the beginning of what is no doubt one of the best soul records of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB-side opener and Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel classic \"Bridge Over Troubled Water\" takes a mellower approach, no less transformative than any of the other covers, but a testament to the tenderness that Spanky's voice could take on. Spanky makes each song her own, delivering moving performances of classics such as Burt Bacharach's \"Alfie\", \"Love or Let Me Be Lonely\", and \"Loveland.\" Half a century later, this album by Philadelphia Soul-sister Spanky Wilson sounds as fresh as the day it was recorded. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.musicdirect.com\/music\/vinyl\/spanky-wilson-let-it-be-vinyl-lp\/?srsltid=AfmBOooNFqNa1rKcdzV9DDDXBFNmFkKnOsFFZ4xH4vrwt8rmZd6Ddj-X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMusic Direct\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnJYpVSBlsk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2iM717TmW68\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eP-Vine Records\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– PLP7880\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e2023 (Original: 1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSoul, Female Vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42376436416670,"sku":"4995879078808","price":30.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/spanky.jpg?v=1675157767"},{"product_id":"messengers-incorporated-soulful-proclamation","title":"Messengers Incorporated – Soulful Proclamation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA legendary record by MESSENGERS INCORPORATED, a project that miraculously brought together some of Oklahoma's finest musicians at the behest of Mr and Mrs Burton!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was released as a 7\" to great acclaim, with Barbara Barton's haunting, melancholy funky dancer 'Twenty Four Hours a Day', and covers of The Beatles and Dianna Ross. The album also features the dancer 'Twenty Four Hours a Day' and covers of songs by The Beatles and Dianna Ross.　Floating horns and a fat funky beat are intertwined with Barbara Burton's signature Oklahoma soulful voice, sometimes hot, sometimes warm! - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/anywherestore.p-vine.jp\/en\/products\/plp-7853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eP-Vine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGBs7FV4zm8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yxu19gW-7rw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j6OrWEiw45g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eP-Vine Records\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– PLP-7853\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGroove-Diggers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2022\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFunk \/ Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42376555397278,"sku":"4995879078532","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/soulfulrecl.jpg?v=1675161239"},{"product_id":"daniel-salinas-atlantis","title":"Daniel Salinas - Atlantis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlantis \u003c\/em\u003eis a smouldering jazz-funk, cinematic excursion courtesy of the Brazilian maestro, Daniel Salinas. A conductor, pianist, arranger, and producer, he has worked across several genres within Brazil’s rich musical tapestry, including the Beatles-inspired Jovem Guarda movement, jazz-funk, and MPB to name just a few. He featured on records by Franco, Célia, Perfume Azul Do Sol, Wilson Simonal, Juca Chaves and a whole host of Brazilian greats. Released in 1973 on Top Tape Records, 'Atlantis’, features one of Salinas’ best-known recordings (at least in Europe), his much-loved interpretation of 'Also Sprach Zarathustra’ entitled 'Straussmania’. It was inspired by Eumir Deodato's global hit of the same year and went on to be adopted by various scenes becoming a classic within rare groove circles as well as amongst breaks and beats diggers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther highlights include the only original Salinas composed track on the album; the driving, orchestrated Brazilian groover, 'Baião', and an epic, head nod breakbeat interpretation of Donovan's folky \"Atlantis\". \u003cem\u003eAtlantis \u003c\/em\u003ewas also issued by the American record label Cadet in 1974 with alternative yellow sleeve artwork; this re-issue is a replica of the original Brazilian Top Tape version from 1973. — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/03nTCZqG4EOhAq9SYX6StL?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2022 \/ Original Release: 1973\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Latin, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Easy Listening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42446517862558,"sku":"7119691283418","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a3417759380_10.jpg?v=1676532718"},{"product_id":"khruangbin-live-at-sydney-opera-house","title":"Khruangbin - Live At Sydney Opera House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe globe-trotting, genre-bending Houston, Texas trio Khruangbin closes out their year long collection of live albums with the announcement of Live at Sydney Opera House, a double LP exclusively comprised of Khruangbin compositions, in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. In conjunction with the announcement today the band also released “People Everywhere (Shifting Sands Remix),” their own fresh take on The Universe Smiles Upon You classic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe double LP follows four live albums from the band\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e released earlier this year with guests including Kelly Doyle, Ruben Moreno, The Suffers and Robert Ellis from Austin, Texas’ Stubb’s, Nubya Garcia at NYC’s Radio City, Men I Trust at RBC Echo Beach in Toronto and Toro Y Moi at The Fillmore, Miami.\u003c\/span\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/khruangbin.bandcamp.com\/album\/khruangbin-live-at-sydney-opera-house\"\u003eDead Oceans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/45EAlW5uZYcHvmhe6hls55?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Dead Oceans\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2x Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 01 Dec 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Funk, Soul, Psychedelic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk \u0026amp; Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43021924860062,"sku":"656605163512","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a0599487480_10.jpg?v=1702715102"},{"product_id":"khruangbin-a-la-sala","title":"Khruangbin - A LA SALA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title makes it clear. \u003cem\u003eA La Sala\u003c\/em\u003e (“To the Room” in Spanish), the fourth studio album by Khruangbin, is an exercise in returning in order to go further, and do so on your own terms. It extends the air of mystery and sanctity that’s key to how bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, Jr. and guitarist Mark “Marko” Speer approach music. Yet if 2020’s Mordechai, the last studio album Khruangbin made without collaborators, was a party record whose ensuing post-lockdown tour enhanced the band’s musical reputation far and wide, \u003cem\u003eA La Sala\u003c\/em\u003e is the measured morning after. It’s a gorgeously airy album made only in the company of the group’s longtime engineer Steve Christensen, with minimal overdubs. It is a porthole onto the bounties powering Khruangbin’s vision, a reimagining and refueling for the long haul ahead. \u003cem\u003eA La Sala\u003c\/em\u003e scales Khruangbin down to scale up, a creative strategy with the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efuture in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is also a response to the unique moment Khruangbin finds itself in now: following a decade spent cultivating extraordinary music paths, beginning a year when they'll perform for more people, in more iconic spaces, staging a live show that pushes a creative envelope peculiar to them alone. (Look for the band at major festivals and venues near you.) 2024 feels like both marker and pivot, cementing Khruangbin’s stature as a commercially and critically successful group that continues to be guided by creative possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe building blocks for the album’s 12 songs were jigsaw pieces found in Khruangbin’s creative past. Having stockpiled ideas originally set down as off-the-cuff recordings (voice-memos made at sound-checks, on long voyages, as absentminded epiphanies), they began fitting those pieces together in the studio. Which parts were apt? Which could be massaged and stretched out? Which inspired new sections or rhythms or musical interactions? Once more, Khruangbin’s familial DNA kicked in. Layer-by-layer, the intimate work, rework and re-rework bore new fruit. They also brought back a strategy once foundational to their records: seeding an album with field recordings. — (via Khruangbin, Bandcamp)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1836174753\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Dead Oceans – DOC357LP\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Apr 5, 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43506844074142,"sku":"656605165714","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a4088322578_10.jpg?v=1712644447"},{"product_id":"cymande-cymande-2024-reissue","title":"Cymande - Cymande (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough they were largely underappreciated during their initial run in the 1970s, Cymande’s legacy has grown exponentially larger in the half century since. Sampled by hip-hop luminaries like Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, Gang Starr and The Fugees - their music has thankfully been rediscovered by subsequent generations, who’ve retroactively enshrined the British-based octet as a cornerstone of the funk fusion cannon. Composed of self-taught musicians from Guyana, Jamaica and St. Vincent - the band’s journey begins with their wonderful self-titled debut in 1972. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCymande introduced the world to their distinctive blend of funk, soul, jazz and rock - which the group rooted in the reggae, calypso and African polyrhythms of their collective heritage. The result was the birth of what they called “nyah-rock,” which takes flight on this enthralling album. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvigorating head music done Rastafarian style by Cymande. \"Zion I\" is a spiritual chant put to music, setting the mood for \u003cem\u003eCymande\u003c\/em\u003e. A laid-back \"One More\" lulls you into subliminal meditation before \"Getting It Back\" jolts you into some scintillating Jamaican funk-fusion. There's a message in many of Cymande's cuts, with \"Listen,\" and \"Bra\" (a recognition of the women's lib movement), the most inspiring. Both are sung with passion, and are skillfully executed; the former is slow and painstaking in its message, while \"Bra\" slaps you upside the head with a stirring sax solo and bass-fueled vamp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn air of supreme coolness permeates \u003cem\u003eCymande\u003c\/em\u003e, unusual for a first effort written by members of the band. Cymande sound like they have done this before; nowhere is this more evident than on the beautiful \"Dove,\" a gorgeous concoction of lead guitar, tambourines, haunting backing vocals, and percussion, with the horns used as sparingly as table-seasoning on a gourmet dish. Along with \"Bra,\" the group's most popular cut is \"The Message\" - it's difficult keeping body parts still on this grooving mutha. All in all, \u003cem\u003eCymande\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvelous collection that premiered a fine funk band. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/cymande-mw0000674354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3LNGh5hT6VWrM9On6WfqKv?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Europe\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 1972\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Reggae, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Blues Rock, Roots Reggae, Soul, Afrobeat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Partisan Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43773346807966,"sku":"720841302513","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/57871d12-ef8d-4ff7-8347-4aa122842f14_thumbnail_1024copy.jpg?v=1730870681"},{"product_id":"funkadelic-maggot-brain-2023-reissue-remaster","title":"Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (2023 Reissue \u0026 Remaster)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasterminded by George Clinton alongside core members lead guitarist Eddie Hazel, bassist Billy Nelson, rhythm guitarist Lucious “Tawl” Ross, and drummer Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood - Funkadelic pioneered a heavy and heady mix of acid rock and funk. Following their self-titled debut, and their sophomore release “Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow”, this third album was the collective at their zenith. It was as if the training wheels came off - \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was mind-blowing from its opening solo, a launchpad into an LSD-fueled freak out full of fuzzed-out guitars, intoxicating grooves and explicit lyricism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exhibition of controlled musical chaos, this album embodies the bombast and bedlam of the 1970s. Socially and spiritually, \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was singular of its time. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis version is r\u003cspan\u003eemastered from new high-res analogue transfers.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes bonus 'Maggot Brain' 12” with 2017 “Reworked by Detroiters” remix and 1971 live performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePressed on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e180gm black vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/maggot-brain-mw0000200912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts with a crackle of feedback shooting from speaker to speaker and a voice intoning, \"Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for y'all have knocked her up\" and talking about rising \"above it all or drown in my own sh*t.\" This could only have been utterly bizarre back in 1971 and it's no less so decades later; though the Mothership was well on its way already, \u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e really helped it take off. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe instrumental title track is the key reason to listen, specifically for Eddie Hazel's lengthy, mind-melting solo. George Clinton famously told Hazel to play \"like your momma had just died,\" and the resulting evocation of melancholy and sorrow doesn't merely rival Jimi Hendrix's work, but arguably bests a lot of it. Accompanied by another softer guitar figure providing gentle rhythm for the piece, the end result is simply fantastic, an emotional apocalypse of sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaggot Brain\u003c\/em\u003e is bookended by another long number, \"Wars of Armageddon,\" a full-on jam from the band looping in freedom chants and airport-departure announcements to the freak-out. In between are a number of short pieces, finding the collective merrily cooking up some funky stew of the slow and smoky variety. There are folky blues and gospel testifying on \"Can You Get to That\" (one listen and a lot of Primal Scream's mid-'90s career is instantly explained) and wry but warm reflections on interracial love on \"You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks,\" its drum hits distorted to give a weird electronic edge to the results. \"Super Stupid\" is a particular killer, pounding drums and snarling guitar laying down the boogie hard and hot, while \"Hit It and Quit It\" has a great chorus and Bernie Worrell getting in a fun keyboard solo to boot. — (via Ned Raggett \/\/ AllMusic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3ywVzrwMQ3Kq43N9zBdBQm?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Westbound Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered + Vinyl, 12\", Single\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: P.Funk, Psychedelic Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westbound Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43861203583134,"sku":"029667014014","price":75.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/funkadelic-maggot-brain-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-v0--_ImYuoBoKGxPJWLtWqqNy6tcd2A3UElMp1xLaUwD3g.jpg?v=1716548237"},{"product_id":"various-artists-city-soul-vinyl-collection-vol-1","title":"Various Artists - City Soul : Vinyl Collection Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity Soul\u003c\/em\u003e brings together soul, AOR \u0026amp; blue-eyed soul with similar tastes to city pop, which continues to be popular with revivalists. It has been developed around the two books \"City Soul Disc Guide\" (DU BOOKS) and the compilation CD series \u003cem\u003eCity Soul\u003c\/em\u003e (P-Vine), both of which are currently on sale and have been well received. This product is the first analogue release under the 'City Soul' brand. It is a compilation of 10 tracks carefully selected from approximately 100 tracks on all five \u003cem\u003eCity Soul \u003c\/em\u003eCD series. Almost all of the tracks are being released on analogue vinyl for the first time in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSongs that will appeal to AOR fans, including David Foster \u0026amp; Jay Graydon's cover of the popular Airplay song \"Nothing You Can Do About It\". Songs that will appeal to blue-eyed soul lovers, such as Samuel Purdie's \"Whatever I Do\" by former members of Jamiroquai. In addition, there is a 90s R\u0026amp;B revival of \"One In A Billion\" by a Taiwanese singer, \"This Summer\" by a popular Japanese band with English lyrics, and a total of 10 tracks of classic, popular and topical songs. This is a disc that appeals to a wide range of listeners of all ages, meeting the needs of today's analogue disc buyers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in the past series, Akira Obuchi (former editor-in-chief of bmr), author\/editor of the City Soul Disc Guide and a long-time introduction to the Western music scene with a focus on black music, has provided a thorough explanation of the ongoing \"city soul\" scene, Included is a Japanese-language commentary that also serves as an excellent reading material. — (via Label)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5VXjQntV3l7owmNDbqJWo8?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: P-Vine Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \u0026amp; Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: AOR, Boogie, Funk, Soul, R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \u0026amp; Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44416294879390,"sku":"PLP-8089","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/plp8089_city_soul_vinyl_collection_1_h1.jpg?v=1729320955"},{"product_id":"funkadelic-funkadelics-greatest-hits-1","title":"Funkadelic - Funkadelic's Greatest Hits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reissue of Funkadelic's 1975 Greatest Hits collection on Westbound Records. Known as \"The Sheep Album\" for it's unique cover art, this is a stunning selection of highlights from the George Clinton-led group's first six albums. Gathering 45 mixes, LP versions and a unique edit of the instrumental 'A Joyful Process', it is a perfect entry point into the world of Funkadelic. The small Detroit-based label released this best-of collection in 1975, when Funkadelic made the jump to Warner. Hence this is a suitable sampler of early Funkadelic singles, compiling many of the group's more up-tempo anthems from the early '70s such as \"Hit It and Quit It\" and \"Loose Booty.\" Since it's from the pre-CD era, the album's track listing is rather brief at ten songs, but you really can't complain about any dull moments – everything here is top-notch Funkadelic. In addition to this, there are only a few best-ofs that feature Funkadelic's Westbound material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5RpfIWINp8msL7C1IY4W6s?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6m29fPL6H5aC38uaIRoEIA?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3JMtGlh9gg0UCN7E2MLZUj?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Westbound Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2023 \/ Original Release: 1975\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Psychedelic Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westbound Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44514247311518,"sku":"029667015912","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/81yJm9J5OoL-_UF1000-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1731407625"},{"product_id":"marcos-valle-tunel-acustico","title":"Marcos Valle - Túnel Acústico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo one has lived a life quite like Marcos Valle. He became an overnight international sensation, fled a military dictatorship, dodged the Vietnam war draft, had his music sung by Homer Simpson, made enemies with Marlon Brando, and became an unsuspecting fitness guru for multiple generations. But to truly understand the great Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and multi instrumentalist, one must listen to his music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music. He has also had his songs recorded by some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes, Elis Regina, and (last but not least), Emma Button of the Spice Girls. He has also had his music sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pusha T and many more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his twenty-third studio album \u003cem\u003eTúnel Acustico\u003c\/em\u003e, Valle set out to bring it all together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt around an unfinished demo Marcos found on a shelf in his house 44 years after it was made, the “Feels So Good” demo was restored with the help of producer Daniel Maunick, who also utilised AI stem-separation to remove the placeholder vocal ad-libs. Valle added Portuguese lyrics to sit alongside Ware’s vocal hook, as well as extra keyboards and percussion. Also written in late seventies LA, “Life Is What Is It” was co-penned by Laudir De Oliveira from the band Chicago and first released on the bands’ Chicago 13 album with lyrics by Robert Lamb. Another nod to his good times in LA, Valle recorded his own version for \u003cem\u003eTúnel Acústico\u003c\/em\u003e, upping the tempo and deepening the groove for a blast of irresistible summer soul. Valle's core band features two members of the renowned Brazilian jazz-funk group Azymuth: Alex Malheiros on bass and Renato Massa on drums. The rhythm section is completed by percussionist Ian Moreira, with additional contributions from guitarist Paulinho Guitarra and trumpeter Jesse Sadoc. The contemporarily composed music on Túnel Acústico features an impressive lineup of guest lyricists, including renowned Brazilian artists: Joyce Moreno (Bora Meu Vem), Céu (Nao Sei), and Moreno Veloso (Palavras Tão Gentis) as well as Valle's brother Paulo Sergio Valle (Tem Que Ser Feliz). The album closes with \"Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)\", a tribute to the legendary composer who passed away in 2023. — (via Label)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1ZttQRpVNenigwpVxxT582?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Far Out Recordings \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: MPB, Jazz-Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far Out Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44538118504606,"sku":"5065007965603","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a2318942723_10.jpg?v=1732009283"},{"product_id":"various-artists-the-voice-of-love-compiled-by-michael-patricola-henry-jones","title":"Various Artists - The Voice Of Love Compiled by Michael Patricola \u0026 Henry Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Voice of Love \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of British sophisti-pop and jazz-funk from the 1980s - ten songs ranging from unreleased demos to scarcely pressed 12”s attempt to define the scope of the British underground scene during that era. The music presented on this release juxtaposes polished aesthetics with a punk ethos; while some bands sported sophisticated looks reminiscent of travel destinations and designer fashion, they also embraced gritty influences from iconic British acts like The Clash, Sex Pistols, and early Factory Records bands. This dynamic interplay between refinement and rebellion lies at the heart of the compilation. Artists like Jakatti, Berlin-Randazzo Band, and Xpertz offer a raw energy akin to Colourbox, Maximum Joy, and A Certain Ratio. Meanwhile, Inheritance, World Series, and Ocean evoke the sound of 52nd Street (Inheritance members went on to form that group) and Freeez (including After Eight’s notable \"Southern Freeez\" cover). The Goodbye Look and Sonjah \u0026amp; Ian introduce a smoother jazz-pop vibe, drawing inspiration from Sade and the sun-kissed allure of Ibiza.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurated in collaboration with Michael Patricola, a pioneer in uncovering rare private pressings and obscure recordings, this project is a labor of love. This selection of long-elusive discoveries is a tender ode to the rainy melancholy of English adolescence. — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1543930093\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Smiling C\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Jazz-Funk, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smiling C","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44659659899038,"sku":"SC#15","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1812429409_10.jpg?v=1733981089"},{"product_id":"cymande-renascence","title":"Cymande - Renascence","description":"\u003cp\u003eA true return to form and jewel in the crown of their iconic discography, \u003cem\u003eRenascence\u003c\/em\u003e picks up where their 1974 album \u003cem\u003ePromised Heights\u003c\/em\u003e left off – a spiritual and sonic follow-up, bringing a fresh modern edge to their iconic sound, which remains foundational to early hip-hop and funk scenes in the United States and UK. \u003cem\u003eRenascence\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a band that never fully got its due back in the day; but are back to take the crown by remaining true to themselves – politically aware, and spiritually positive with infectious grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir latest single “Coltrane,” is a nod to the multi-faceted legacy of John Coltrane and exemplifies Cymande’s long-held deep jazz influences. “Coltrane” strikes a balance between tight arrangement and a loose comfort, dancing between genres like funk, jazz and Caribbean, that meld so naturally. Its slinking bassline, modal jazz influences, atmospheric shimmers of strings and wails of horns, including saxophone, all underscore the refrain,  “Music is the message that creation sent.” Guitarist Patrick Patterson says, “It came out of an original rhythm track that Ray [vocalist] put together called Early Morning. The rhythm created certain picture ideas in one’s mind which led to the way we developed the lyric. Also it had a jazzy thing, which brought about the concept about writing something relating to Coltrane. That’s a real three-part thing we put together with everybody making their contribution. I suspect it’s the same for all black musicians, what Coltrane represents in terms of artistry is the pursuit of the highest possible quality.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBassist, Steve Scipio adds “And Coltrane was also political! He wasn’t just an artist, and that was also one of the attractions. Although a quiet man by nature, he was aware of the issues that affected black people. This song is in recognition of his music, his creativity and his importance as a jazz musician.”\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenascence\u003c\/em\u003e has everything both old fans and new would want from a Cymande album – spacious, haunting grooves that build over time, letting saxophones wail, drumbeats echo, and guitars trill – see “Coltrane,” “How We Roll (feat. Jazzie B) and “I Wanna Know.” Upbeat soulful dance breaks on “The Darkest Night” and “Carry The World,” and soulful ballads like “Only One Way” (featuring Celeste) on lead vocals, and “Road To Zion” all coalesce into one of the most powerful comeback records, from a band with a lot to say.  Produced by Ben Baptie, Cymande is led by its founding members Patrick Patterson (guitars, vocals) \u0026amp; Steve Scipio (bass, vocals). The band also comprises long time members, Keyboardist Adrian Reid and vocalist Raymond Simpson, with the full complement of players being Richard Bailey (Drums), Donald Gamble (Percussion), Denys Baptiste (Saxophone) Kevin Davy (Trumpet) and Toni Kofi (Saxophone). — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0jHsTZnD9lsOWvZBkVtNDY?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"152\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BMG \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Funk, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45102717534366,"sku":"4099964121247","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Cymande-Renascence.jpg?v=1740038969"},{"product_id":"various-artists-akasaka-soul-funk-19691977","title":"Various Artists - Akasaka Soul Funk 1969—1977","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the start of the 60s, a new wave of gospel-influenced jazz started to emerge, with hits such as Art Blakey \u0026amp; The Jazz Messengers' Moanin'\" and Cannonball Adderley's \"Work Song\" epitomizing this evolution in the genre. The terms \"soul jazz\" and \"funky jazz\" were coined as a way to describe this new sound that was making an impact in the US and also on the other sides of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Nippon Columbia played a pivotal role during this turning point. The company had contracts with Buddah Records and Blue Thumb Records, releasing notable works by artists such as Gladys Knight \u0026amp; The Pips, Curtis Mayfield, The Crusaders, and The Pointer Sisters. At the same time, the label was also releasing several Japanese soul, jazz, and funk projects under the lead of music director \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=Jiro+Inagaki\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJiro Inagaki\u003c\/a\u003e. Inagaki, a saxophonist who began his professional career in the early 1950s, honed his skills at U.S. military camps, where he shared his love of music with the Black servicemen. In the 1960s, he played with drummer Hideo Shiraki's band, which was widely considered to be Japan's representative group of the funky jazz movement. Later, Inagaki went on to pursue more cutting-edge sounds with his Soul Media project, including being a pioneering figure in the \"jazz rock\" genre. By working closely with Inagaki and his various musical projects, Nippon Columbia really placed the company at the center of an exciting and important period in Japanese music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1965, Nippon Columbia opened a recording studio in Tokyo's Akasaka neighborhood. Akasaka was also home to the first ever discotheque in Japan, the legendary MUGEN, which ran from 1968 to 1987 and where many acts performed, including Con Funk Shun, the Bar-Kays, Ike \u0026amp; Tina Turner, B.B. King, Sam \u0026amp; Dave, Three Degrees, and Edwin Starr, as well as many local Japanese singers and musicians. This melting pot of creativity in the area led to the recording of many singles and albums by Japanese artists that were infused with the sounds of soul and funk. Most of these recordings were not available outside of Japan and remain rare and unknown musical gems. The selection you are holding in your hands is an explosive collection of 10 essential tracks released by the legendary Nippon Columbia label between 1969 and 1977, capturing the raw, unapparelled energy that was flowing through the air of the Akasaka streets at this electrifying time. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=642443694\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: 180g\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Funk, Soul, Disco, Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese \/\/ Funk\/Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"180g","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45273109823646,"sku":"5050580842595","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3886297710_10.jpg?v=1742709852"},{"product_id":"the-invaders-spacing-out","title":"The Invaders - Spacing Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpacing Out\u003c\/em\u003e is an instrumental masterpiece only ever issued in Bermuda at the turn of 1970. A mix of the band's out-there original compositions and extravagant covers of The Meters, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and The Isley Brothers, it established this band as one of the greatest instrumental bands of any genre, and helped kickstart the retro-soul\/funk scenes that birthed the likes of Daptone and Big Crown Records. It's certainly a lodestar for Now-Again Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue was done with the license and participation of the entire Invaders band, with their story told in great detail in an oversized booklet penned by Jefferson \"Chairman\" Mao, complete with rare photos of this rarely seen ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the proverbial stank face-inducing opening bars of reverb-drenched drums and congas that announce \u003cem\u003eSpacing Out\u003c\/em\u003e, you're thrust into something visceral and fleeting: a pocket universe in which technical excess, chemistry between players, and the uninhibited energy of youth align in a kind of glorious imperfection. \u003cem\u003eSpacing Out\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the greatest instrumental albums of its or any period in that unmistakably raw - as in honest - way only a crew of largely self-taught young uns could catch a groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMysteriously dub-like in its audio and visual presentation, it's exemplary of what George Clinton cited when he explained funk as, \"Anything it needs to be to save your life at that time.\" James Brown had already aged well into adulthood when he alchemized the essential elements of funk. But the Godfather's late '60s rhythm revolution inspired countless kids barely out of their teens to pick up instruments, form bands and attack the R\u0026amp;B songbook with a ferocity that prioritized proper allegiance to the One. Funk's youth movement reverberated across the globe. And in the curious case of The Invaders, ascended across an imagined echo-imbued cosmos from a tropical island blast-off in Bermuda, where those sounds ricocheted off and reanimated every lick as an otherworldly transmission, infusing a vibe both earthy and interstellar.  — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nowagainrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/spacing-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7fR9h2jJDGCiAlUUewHdfF?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel:     Now-Again Records \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original: 1970\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Now-Again Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45760067043486,"sku":"659457526214","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/R-6779262-1471553679-5465.jpg?v=1752301469"},{"product_id":"milton-wright-spaced-white-vinyl","title":"Milton Wright – Spaced (White Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally pressed in 1977 on Miami’s Alston label, Milton Wright’s Spaced has long been a cult treasure of modern soul and rare groove circles. The album followed his debut \u003cem\u003eFriends and Buddies\u003c\/em\u003e but took a bolder path, mixing socially conscious themes with jazz-funk instrumentation and gospel-tinged vocals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“She Can Have Anything She Wants” rides on supple bass and syncopated guitar, while “Let’s Take a Break” and “Leave Me Alone” showcase Wright’s sharp songwriting with understated grooves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record slipped into obscurity after limited distribution, only to be rediscovered decades later by collectors and DJs. Today \u003cem\u003eSpaced\u003c\/em\u003e is prized both for its scarcity and its forward-thinking blend of soul sophistication and understated funk. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilton Wright is a soul singer, songwriter, and producer who was active in the 1970s Miami soul scene. He is known for his smooth vocals and heartfelt lyrics that captivated audiences during his career. With a musical style reminiscent of artists like Jon Lucien and Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Wright's music has stood the test of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing from a talented musical family, including siblings Betty Wright, Phillip Wright, Charles A. Wright, and Jeanette Wright, it's no surprise that Milton found success in the industry. His contributions to the Miami soul scene helped shape the sound of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his music career, Milton Wright also served as a justice on the Boston Municipal Court from 1998 to 2004. This demonstrates his commitment to justice both on and off stage. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/artist\/milton-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRough Trade\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased during the late 1970's Disco era, Milton Wright's sophomore long player has always stood out as a singular, innovative example of the deepest, rarest grooves known to underground Soul lovers all over the globe. This often overlooked body of work has found a whole new audience who revisited the man's work retrospectively, pushing the LP into the domain of \"holy grail\" status amongst Black music lovers and Funk fanatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpaced\u003c\/em\u003e has been at the top of the wants lists of serious music lovers for decades, often unattainable and commanding stellar collectors prices on-line, sometimes fetching amounts of upwards of £400. This unique LP could be perceived as being Wright's most personal work, tragically overshadowed by the burgeoning successes of his then label mates on Miami's Alston Records imprint. The sheer craftsmanship and songwriting prowess on show is undeniable, as is the top level musicianship and production, sounding ridiculously fresh almost some 40 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove Board distribution has collaborated with Alston \/ TK Records to ensure the quality of this fully legitimate repress of this long lost Soul \/ Funk classic has been maintained. Remastered, reissued and represented with the full cooperation of the license holders for 2016. Do not pass up the chance to own a true gem, a pivotal, lost LP like \"Spaced\", now made available again to be enjoyed by all. \"Magic Music\". — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hhv.de\/en-BE\/records\/item\/milton-wright-spaced-478823?srsltid=AfmBOorn5-p74cLwBaa2OXwna7IYLSavb6CGbIKdSfi1J7Dr4JTnBf1r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHHV\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7EzL9q8uR39lRyDqQPTw0N?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 Reissue\u003cbr\u003eWhite vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Alston Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, White\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2020 \/ Originally Released: 1977\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul, Funk, Disco, Male Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk\/Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alston Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46336548274334,"sku":"5060449914271","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/cover_f00695d8-89a5-44fc-b8b3-7588da8cf77f.jpg?v=1766830033"},{"product_id":"tom-misch-full-circle","title":"Tom Misch – Full Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Misch was one of the U.K.'s prime bedroom producers when he delivered \u003cem\u003eGeography\u003c\/em\u003e in 2019. The guitar-playing singer\/songwriter won fans across the globe with his seamless meld of pop, jazz, dance grooves, and Dilla-esque hip-hop. Following, he received invitations from dozens of musicians and labels. The pressure became excessive and punishing; Misch felt like he was losing himself. He went into a self-imposed retreat as he explored renewal and relaxation: learning to surf, traveling, and reuniting with family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e marks his return to full-scale recording. The album sounds like a sunny, breezy, warm spring day. Misch composed these 11 tunes on piano and guitar; he then took them to Nashville where Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, and others helped develop them with a studio band, analog tape machines, and vintage Neumann microphones. The end result is a polished, earthy, modern take on '70s era singer\/songwriter dates by Joni Mitchell, Terry Callier, and John Martyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpener \"Flowers in Bloom\" is the album's manifesto and guiding light. Strummed electric guitars and hand percussion solicit Misch's plaintive, expressive voice: \"Took some time just to heal my mind\/Took a train to the countryside…Went back to the beginning\/Just to find it deep within me ….\" Warm synths frame his vocal as the bassline flits in the margins. \"Red Moon,\" a love song, offers a slightly tropical vibe with a downbeat snare, hi-hat shuffle, and bubbling wah-wah guitar around wispy synths. \"Slow Tonight\" is another. Using a hooky rhythm track inspired by Fleetwood Mac's \"Dreams,\" the song's protagonist escapes urban bedlam on Friday night: \"Baby, we could take it slow tonight\/Take it off overdrive\/Come to mine and dim the lights … From the moon until the morning light\/Just you and me….\" Misch's aesthetic remains close to his roots with sparse, tasteful production. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Old Man\" is a poignant reverie on aging: \"Look in the mirror it's hazy\/Who is that figure before me\/He looks a bit like my old man ….\" “Running Away” inverts changes and cadences from the Beatles' \"Blackbird\" with soulful rhythms painted by lovely acoustic guitars. \"Echo from the Flames\" employs a jazzy Latin guitar vamp, vibes, and a poetic lyric. The album's only guest spot is by saxophonist and co-composer Kaidi Akinnibi on closer \"Days of Us.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis John Klemmer-esque circular lines introduce Misch's singing as guitars, piano, strings, and drums surround the broken-hearted protagonist: \"And can't you stay?\/Let's meet halfway … 'Cause we need our time to grow\/No matter where we go\/You'll always feel like home …\" as the tune walks further into the ether before emerging with hopeful resolve. While some may find \u003cem\u003eFull Circle \u003c\/em\u003etoo relaxed, most will rejoice in Misch's graceful, musical charting of personal growth and changing emotions. If there's a soundtrack for spring's regeneration and rebirth, \u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e is it. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/full-circle-mw0004762174#review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years following his rise, Misch backed away from music entirely. Burnout crept in. So did a growing sense of lost identity tied to incessant output. He quietly left the studio behind and immersed himself in the rhythm of everyday life. \u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e was born from an extended period of living at home, reconnecting with family, and rediscovering who he was before tour schedules and industry expectation. It’s a familiar enough trope in contemporary artistry but ‘\u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e’ distinguishes itself from the crowd in how thoroughly it internalised that break. Rather than tout a triumphant return, Misch opts for a soft re-entry. The result is a record that feels rooted. In its sense of self, yes, but also in the relationships and environments that sustained him during that break. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/reviews\/tom-misch-full-circle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCLASH\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMisch wrote these songs on piano and guitar first, then brought them to Nashville, where Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian helped develop them with a live band and tape machines and a vintage Neumann U47 microphone. The north star he cites is the kind of 1970s singer-songwriter LP your parents owned on vinyl. Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, John Martyn, JJ Cale. The leap is steep. On “Old Man,” Misch sings about noticing grey hairs and seeing his father’s face in the mirror, imagining a great-great-great-grandson catching flights long after he’s gone. The melody is spare and the lyric is plain, and neither of those things are weaknesses. There’s nothing between you and what he’s saying. “This dressing room is all I know,” he admits in the second verse, and the line carries the resignation of someone taking stock of the only life he’s had.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe love songs scatter in different directions. “Red Moon” asks a celestial body to intervene with a woman whose heart he can’t reach on his own, and the pleading has a formality to it, an old-fashioned quality, a man on his knees talking to the sky. “Slow Tonight” is the opposite. It opens on a Friday night, sirens and flashing lights, then snaps domestic:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“You say, ‘I don’t like your friends that much’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWell, I love them all if it’s once a month\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen we’re alone, I just can’t get enough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt may be unhealthy, I don’t give a fuck.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s the loosest, funniest moment on the album, and it’s also the most uptempo. “Goldie” drops the humor completely. Someone pulled him out of a terrible place, and he can barely articulate the gratitude beyond naming it. “I started to think that you didn’t exist\/Who the hell do I thank for this” is the closest Misch gets to overwhelmed on the whole record, and his voice stays level through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sultan of Silence” closes the album’s emotional argument without closing it. The song paints a figure who never speaks “(He walks where echoes die\/He knows the weight of every stone”). A father, a mentor, a version of himself he hasn’t become yet. It doesn’t explain. “Days of Us,” with Kaidi Akinnibi’s saxophone weaving through a two-voice conversation about distance, is the only collaborative one, and it earns its placement because two people are genuinely talking past each other. “Can’t you stay?\/Let’s meet halfway,” says one voice. “Despite the rain,\/Can’t we try?” says the other. They want the same thing and can’t agree on how to get there. Misch recorded the saxophone part back at Unwound Studios in Deptford, when Akinnibi dropped by and started playing. That looseness, someone walking in, and the tape rolling, is \u003cem\u003eFull Circle\u003c\/em\u003e in miniature. The record bets that a song written on guitar and sung in a clear, unadorned voice can carry the weight of a person’s worst years, and the bet is a good one. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shatterthestandards.com\/p\/album-review-full-circle-by-tom-misch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eShattered Standards\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3y9ho86K2n12FPdMV4pU7U?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Beyond The Groove\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul, Folk, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStye: Male Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beyond The Groove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804835795102,"sku":"5056167183365","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/b0c7e2a3-174f-4963-bd5c-86e59615ec57_4000x4000_7ed934ae-b952-41f6-b655-df4b95e95fb4.jpg?v=1778229344"},{"product_id":"michael-jackson-thriller","title":"Michael Jackson – Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Jackson 5 and his solo albums on Motown Records already made Michael Jackson a superstar, it was not until \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e that the prodigy took the throne as the “King of Pop”. It instantly topped the US Billboard charts, where it would spend a record 37 weeks at number one, before becoming the best-selling album of all-time. Coinciding with the rise of MTV, Jackson’s iconic music videos for \"Billie Jean\", \"Beat It\" and \"Thriller\" didn’t just make him a household name worldwide, they permanently revolutionised music videos as artform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut beyond its accolades and cultural significance, just musically, \u003cem\u003eThriller’s\u003c\/em\u003e cohesive confluence of rock, funk, disco, soul and R\u0026amp;B changed pop music forever. From its seven juggernaut singles to its other two underrated tracks (\"Baby Be Mine\" and \"The Lady in My Life\"), every one of these Quincy Jones-produced songs remains a masterpiece. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e is the biggest-selling album of all time; it says so on the cover of this reissue package. What it doesn’t say is that, on a worldwide scale, it outpaces the Eagles, Pink Floyd, and Celine Dion by more than just a marginal million or so: At 100 million+ copies sold, it’s estimated to have sold more than twice its nearest rival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this edition Jackson called in some current big guns to provide remixes, and sadly they do provide the consistency the originals gloriously lack. Will.i.am sets the tone: He takes Macca off “The Girl Is Mine” but decides it can’t work without someone sounding like an idiot and steps manfully in himself. There’s a general reluctance to use what these guest stars are good at: will.I.am is a consistently slick, inventive pop producer but nobody wants to hear him rap, whereas on Kanye West’s “Billie Jean” a guest verse might have added dynamics to the mix’s clumsy claustrophobia. Fergie’s gift as a pop star is the way her crassness shifts into oddness—so on “Beat It” her nervous reverence is a waste of time. Only Akon comes off well, flipping the meaning of “startin’ somethin’” and turning the song into a joyful seducer’s groove, and here it’s Jackson’s own mush-mouthed new vocal that spoils things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biggest-selling album of all time, then, and you should probably take the “of all time” literally. His highest-clout guest stars here have shifted around one-twentieth the copies \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e has, and in a dwindling industry it’s hard to imagine anything similar happening again. Fluke it maybe was, but as a unification move it worked—the last time, maybe, one person could incarnate almost all of pop, all the corny and all the awesome in one mind. We live now in the world of the “long tail” — Thriller was the big head. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/11163-thriller-25th-anniversary-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s hard to believe now, but when Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released in the UK in time for Christmas 1982, there was an initial sense of misfire. In choosing the album's most lacklustre track, The Girl Is Mine, as its lead single, the postcard delivered was mildly disappointing. The playful duet with Paul McCartney, chosen no doubt to emulate the success McCartney had had earlier the same year with Stevie Wonder on Ebony and Ivory, was simply not what the listeners were expecting. It reached number eight on the UK chart, and the album sold well, but certainly not in the manner that the man who’d delivered Off the Wall should have done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the following Christmas, Thriller had become the phenomenon it remains to this day. Singles kept dropping off the album like golden fruit from a platinum bough: the precision snap of that snare on UK number one Billie Jean; the raucous Eddie Van Halen guitar on Beat It; the groove-driven frenzy of Wanna Be Startin' Something. It became apparent that this was a remarkable, ever-yielding pop jukebox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1984, the album got an extension on its lifecycle with the John Landis-directed video for \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e, which took the album from successful pop record to cultural icon. Casting the then-clean cut, scandal-free singer as a werewolf in a 15-rated short film was a risk, but one that truly paid off. Soon enough \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e had become a greatest hits package – seven of its nine tracks were issued as singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove it or hate it, \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e is pop's great, immovable Everest. Marketing departments realised that more and more singles could be pulled from a record to prolong its shelf life, and Michael Jackson became the King of Pop with the whole of the recording industry at his investiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was, of course, never the same for Jackson after \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e. All that followed was a long, gradual downhill slope that culminated in some forgettable records and a tragic early death. But this view from the summit remains unparalleled. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/music\/reviews\/649p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 2015 reissue on black vinyl\u003cbr\u003e- Housed in gatefold sleeve\u003cbr\u003e- Comes with a custom printed inner-sleeve that contains the lyrics, as well as credits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2ANVost0y2y52ema1E9xAZ?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Epic\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2015 \/ Original: 1982\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk\/Soul, Pop, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Disco, Funk, Contemporary R\u0026amp;B, Pop Rock, Male Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509138145438,"sku":"0888751437319","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/s-l1600-1.jpg?v=1780645751"},{"product_id":"michael-jackson-dangerous-180g-reissue","title":"Michael Jackson – Dangerous","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1972 to 2001, the American singer Michael Jackson released ten studio albums. \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson, originally released in 1991 by Epic Records. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e took over a year in production, and was produced by Jackson with additional production from his friends Bill Bottrell and Teddy Riley. Jackson wrote twelve of the fourteen songs on the album. Lyrical themes expressed on the album included racism, poverty, romance, the welfare of children and the world and self-improvement, topics Jackson had covered before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e peaked at number one in nine countries, while charting at the top ten in four other territories.  \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e received several Grammy nominations, winning only one for Best Engineered Album (Non Classical) by Bruce Swedien and Riley. The album also received three nominations at the American Music Awards of 1993 ultimately winning two awards, mainly: Favorite Soul\/R\u0026amp;B Single for the single \"Remember the Time\" and Favorite Pop\/Rock Album for the album itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e has sold 32 million copies worldwide, 7 million albums were shipped in the United States alone, and has been cited as one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album produced four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including the number-one hit 'Black or White'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to the musician's previous material, the album's music features elements of R\u0026amp;B, pop and rock while also incorporating a newer genre, new jack swing, after the inclusion of producer Teddy Riley to the project in a bid to present Jackson to a younger urban audience. According to Chicago Tribune journalist Kelley L. Carter, it is the most successful new jack swing album of all time. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/master\/14641-Michael-Jackson-Dangerous?srsltid=AfmBOorIpOzgFT7OX9-ZSjMO-6py8uh1YUiSTPWZ2QsZ5OLhy2UqiEum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDiscogs\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the success of \u003cem\u003eBad\u003c\/em\u003e, it was hard not to view it as a bit of a letdown, since it presented a cleaner, colder, calculated version of \u003cem\u003eThriller\u003c\/em\u003e - something that delivered what it should on the surface, but wound up offering less in the long run. So, it was time for a change-up, something even a superstar as huge as Michael Jackson realized, so he left Quincy Jones behind, hired Guy mastermind Teddy Riley as the main producer, and worked with a variety of other producers, arrangers, and writers, most notably Bruce Swedien and Bill Bottrell. The end result of this is a much sharper, harder, riskier album than \u003cem\u003eBad\u003c\/em\u003e, one that has its eyes on the street, even if its heart gets middle-class soft on \"Heal the World.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shift in direction and change of collaborators has liberated Jackson, and he's written a set of songs that is considerably stronger than Bad, often approaching the consistency of Off the Wall and Thriller. If it is hardly as effervescent or joyous as either of those records, chalk it up to his suffocating stardom, which results in a set of songs without much real emotional center, either in their substance or performance. But, there's a lot to be said for professional craftsmanship at its peak, and \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e has plenty of that, not just on such fine singles as \"In the Closet,\" \"Remember the Time,\" or the blistering \"Jam,\" but on album tracks like \"Why You Wanna Trip on Me.\" No, it's not perfect — it has a terrible cover, a couple of slow spots, and suffers from CD-era ailments of the early '90s, such as its overly long running time and its deadening Q Sound production, which sounds like somebody forgot to take the Surround Sound button off. Even so, \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e captures Jackson at a near-peak, delivering an album that would have ruled the pop charts surely and smoothly if it had arrived just a year earlier. But it didn't — it arrived along with grunge, which changed the rules of the game nearly as much as Thriller itself. Consequently, it's the rare multi-platinum, number one album that qualifies as a nearly forgotten, underappreciated record. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/dangerous-mw0000674875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAll Music\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Jackson's universal popularity was on par with pizza and the polio vaccine. It was the last time that Michael Jackson was Michael Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased only five months before the LA Riots, the Rodney King beating and murder of Latasha Harlins almost certainly factored into Jackson’s increasingly political slant. “Black or White” articulated a utopian vision of a post-racial future while acknowledging the sins of contemporary bigotry.  He demands equality, shouting that he “ain’t second to none.” He growls, “I ain’t scared of no sheets” (presumably Klansmen). Its hook offers his dream of a color-blind society, echoing Martin Luther King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lone #1 single from the 32-million selling \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e, “Black or White” spent seven weeks atop the Billboard charts. Directed by John Landis (“Thriller,” National Lampoon’s Animal House) the first quarter of its video reveals Jackson’s mischievous child-like streak, with Culkin towing out Spinal Tap-sized speakers, amplifying the volume to “ARE YOU NUTS!?!,” and shredding so hard that George Wendt gets ejected into the stratosphere screaming “Da Bears.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt blends into his idealistic visionary side that wanted to heal the world through philanthropy and moonwalking. There is pop locking with Balinese dancers, rain dances with Native Americans, folk dances in front of the Kremlin, and the serenade of a Hindu goddess on a freeway. This is the magical Michael Jackson of our early memories—the man with the graceful dance moves and lithe falsetto that seemed celestially ordained (masking a notoriously intense perfectionist streak). Faces of all races harmoniously morph into one another, the most cutting edge FX that 1991 had to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy favorite song on \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e is “Remember the Time.” Like so many others on this album, it’s inextricable from its video, which also received the MJ treatment: simultaneous premieres on MTV, Fox and BET in February of 1992. Directed by John Singleton, it stars Eddie Murphy, Iman, the Pharcyde, Magic Johnson, Tiny Lister, and some adorable striped tabbies. It’s probably the only song from \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e that can still go off in any club on any given night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an interview given shortly after the release of \u003cem\u003eDangerous\u003c\/em\u003e, Jackson said that his goal was to do “an album that was like Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker Suite.’ In a thousand years from now, people would still be listening to it…. Something that would live forever.” He’s been gone for over half a decade, but I still think about this quote every time I walk past that sound stage—considering the possibilities that Michael Jackson unlocked in every song, the infinite magic that he could create out of an empty room, the orphic visions of one of our final myths. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/22044-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0oX4SealMgNXrvRDhqqOKg?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Epic \/ Legacy\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2020 \/ Original: 1991\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk \/ Soul, Pop, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Contemporary R\u0026amp;B, Pop Rap, Pop Rock, Disco, New Jack Swing, Male Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epic \/ Legacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518327210142,"sku":"888751209312","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/640x640.jpg?v=1780654296"}],"url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/collections\/funk.oembed?page=3","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}